James Yuan: How my time in Uganda impacted my future career
Dr. James Yuan is a General Pediatrician at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital in Ohio. He previously worked as a Pediatrician at Montefiore Medical Group for three years. He received his MD degree from Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Yuan received the Chairman's Award for Research (2020) and the Daniel C. Leicht Award for Excellence in Social Medicine (2020) from the Children's Hospital at Montefiore, Bronx, NY.
During the 2nd year of medical school, Dr. Yuan traveled to Soroti Regional Referral Hospital (SRRH), Uganda, as part of the Global Diabetes Institute to contribute to the implementation of a diabetes education program for patients with diabetes in Uganda. He created brochures for diabetes foot care and delivered a training program for local healthcare workers on non-communicable diseases. The perspectives gained, and lessons learned from his trip to Uganda helped him understand the importance of social determinants of health in his medical career. He believes that his experience in Uganda subconsciously influenced his decision to pursue a Social Pediatrics residency program at Children’s Hospital at Montefiore.
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